Nilgün Kuru Alici
Nilgün Kuru Alici
Certified Teacher

My Profile

I’m Assistant Professor at Hacettepe University. I offer Certified Laughter Yoga Leader training in Turkey and abroad with international validity. I also use Laughter Yoga as an intervention in academic area._x000D_ _x000D_ My PhD thesis is the first study conducted using laughter therapy in Turkey._x000D_ It was published high quality journal._x000D_ _x000D_ According to these results, it can be said that laughter therapy can be used to increase the quality of life of nursing home residents.” https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jocn.13687”_x000D_ _x000D_ The other study conducted by me was evaluated the preliminary effect of laughter therapy on the level of loneliness and death anxiety of older adults._x000D_ _x000D_ The results suggest that laughter therapy can be used to decrease levels of loneliness among older adults living in nursing homes. “https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/opn.12206”.